His first play, Killer Joe, premiered in a 40-seat theatre outside Chicago before eventually transferring to an off-Broadway theatre and London's West End
Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's acting ensemble in 2002
Won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play August: Osage County
Father Dennis Letts originated the role of August: Osage County patriarch Beverly Weston
The only person to have won a Tony Award for acting and a Pulitzer Prize
Awards
2017Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:nominated
2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay:nominated